Class 8 English - The Tsunami

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Chapter 2 The Tsunami

Word-Meaning

1         Powerful (adj) 

Mighty

2       Wave (N) 

surge बड़ी लहर

3       Coast (N) 

Shore

4       Sense (N)

संवेद

5       Rush (V) 

दौड़कर आना जना 

6      Tremor (N) 

shake कंपन

7      Chaos (N) 

confusion गड़बड़ी 

8      Sweep away (V) 

sweep बहा ले जाना 

9      Serve (v) 

नौकरी करना 

1     Save (v) 

rescue 

1     Recede (v) 

कमी

1     Massive (adi) 

Bulky

1     Stay (v) 

dwell रहना

.       Beach (N) 

Shore

1      Slap (v) 

फटका मारना

1     Possess (v) 

have पास होना

1      Believe (v) 

मानना

1      Realise (v) 

समझ में आना

1      Go on (v) 

happen होना 


Questions-Answers

Q1.         Say whether the following are true or false.

(i)                  Ignesious lost his wife, two children, his father-in-law, and his brother-in-law in the tsunami.

(ii)                Sanjeev made it to safety after the tsunami.

(iii)               Meghna was saved by a relief helicopter.

(iv)               Almas’s father realised that a tsunami was going to hit the island.
Her mother and aunts were washed away with the tree that they were holding on to.

Answer

(i) True
(ii) False
(iii) False
(iv) True
(v) True.

Q2.         Answer the following in a phrase or sentence:

(1)    Why did Tilly’s family come to Thailand?

Answer

Tilly’s family came to Thailand to celebrate the Christmas Eve.

 

(2)    What were the warning signs that both Tilly and her mother saw?

Answer

Tilly and her mother saw that the sea slowly rose, and started to foam bubble and whirlpools.

 

(3)    Do you think Tilly’s mother was alarmed by them?

Answer

No, Tilly’s mother was not alarmed by them.

 

(4)    Where had Tilly seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion?

Answer

Tilly had seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion in her Geography class in a video.

 

(5)    Where did the Smith family and the others on the beach go to escape from the tsunami?

Answer

They all took refuse in the third floor of a hotel.

 

(6)    How do you think her Geography teacher felt when he heard about what Tilly had done in Phuket?

Answer

Her Geography teacher must be feeling proud of Tilly.

Q3.         Answer using a phrase or a sentence:

(1)    In the tsunami 150,000 people died. How many animals died?

Answer

Not so many animals reported to die.

 

(2)    How many people and animals died in Yala National Park?

Answer

60 people and two water buffaloes.

 

(3)    What do people say about the elephants of Yala National Park?

Answer

They have seen elephants running away from the beach.

 

(4)    What did the dogs in Galle do?

Answer

The dogs refused to go for their daily run on the beach.

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